A lot to choose from: On the multitude of Egypt’s art and culture festivals

The second half of 2022 brings an increased presence of artistic activities to many Egyptian cities. The current months are … More

Lessons in theatre: On Duncan Macmillan’s play ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ in Cairo

Duncan Macmillan’s play Every Brilliant Thing was staged in Egyptian Arabic at the Rawabet Art Space in Cairo Every Brilliant … More

Gamal Yakout, the newly appointed president of the festival’s 28th edition scheduled for December 2021, talks about his vision and … More

The long-standing assistant director and director Manal Ebrahim’s unique exhibition which took place last March bears witness to the Egyptian … More

‘Keep dreaming with your feet on the ground,’ art manager Ahmed El-Attar said on his creative ecosystem In early March, … More

The festival’s fifth edition took place between 16 and 20 November 2020 Despite Covid-19 making even a one-off event, let … More

The festival took place despite the previous ministerial plans to cancel this year’s edition due to the coronavirus pandemic On … More

With the difficult financial situation faced by artists being an urgent topic, Abdel-Dayem discusses solutions and redraws the map of … More

Part of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival’s programming, the Disabled Theatre was staged on 21 and 22 March at AUC’s … More

Created by Shona Reppe, the Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean was performed within the Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children … More

In the last decade the Egyptian audience has seen much from India – but not Kathakali dance-drama. Finally, this visually … More

Al-Ahram Hebdo : Comment est né votre spectacle Kling, Kleines Ding (pling, petite chose) récemment donné au Caire, dans le … More

This year, the Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children featured the first contribution by Australia with Stick Stones Broken Bones … More

Between 23 and 25 October, the Cairo Symphony Chamber Orchestra joined by the Per Poc Puppet Theatre from Spain performed … More

Reaching out to audiences across the world, the Globe Theatre’s Hamlet manages to capture people of all cultural backgrounds and … More

The Globe Theatre’s ambitious project carries Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet across the globe. Ahram Online talks to Tamsin Mehta, the associate … More

Published in Al Ahram Weekly. J’aurais voulu etre egyptien (I Wish I Was Egyptian), recently performed in Egypt, is a … More

Scholars discuss the relationship between drama and democracy from Ancient Greece through to the modern day at Cairo University. Published … More